M2.2 earthquake 14 km NW of Howell, Utah
A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 14 km NW of Howell, Utah on Mon, Dec 28, 1981, 9:03 PM MST (04:03 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.6 13 km NW of Howell, Utah. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.2 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-12-29 04:03:04 UTC
- Depth
- 7.6 km (4.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 41.899° N, 112.555° W
- Region
- Utah
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 131°
- Stations used
- 22
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.613 km NW of Howell, Utah · 16337 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.514 km ESE of Snowville, Utah · 16336 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.913 km NW of Howell, Utah · 16325 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.620 km ENE of Snowville, Utah · 16312 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50003540. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 9:00 PM UTC.